Quite the death stack... 3 types of fentanyl! Also note the use of 'doctors' plural - is it likely one physician would prescribe all of these? Or was Tom possibly shopping around...?

"Tom Petty's autopsy results are in, and they show the singer died from an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.

The L.A. County Coroner says a number of Tom's organs failed due to "mixed drug toxicity."

Tom's autopsy report shows the singer was on several pain meds, including Fentanyl patches, oxycodone (Oxycontin), temazepam (Restoril), alprazolam (Xanax), citalopram (Celexa), acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl. The reason doctors prescribed the meds was because of a number of medical problems, including emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip."

Ok. Killer. Guy's been giving pleasure to audiences since, whenever. He's a serious B-plus rock musician.OK. Saw him in concert - easily rose above his limitations. Never gonna be a Jimi, or a zepplin, but, boy, if they ever come 'round your way - see them. These guys can play, and they have fun.

Quite the death stack... 3 types of fentanyl! Also note the use of 'doctors' plural - is it likely one physician would prescribe all of these? Or was Tom possibly shopping around...?

"Tom Petty's autopsy results are in, and they show the singer died from an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.

The L.A. County Coroner says a number of Tom's organs failed due to "mixed drug toxicity."

Tom's autopsy report shows the singer was on several pain meds, including Fentanyl patches, oxycodone (Oxycontin), temazepam (Restoril), alprazolam (Xanax), citalopram (Celexa), acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl. The reason doctors prescribed the meds was because of a number of medical problems, including emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip."

I wonder of this will be the cause of Dolores O'Riordan's death. She had back probs.

I have spine issues and you know better then to mix these death cocktails. They throw around "accidental" way too often.

Totally agree about the use of the term 'accidental' - had a relative die under general anaesthetic, that was an accident. If I self-medicate with 3+ different types of opiods, fentanyl and benzos, is it really an accident? If it's really pain you're taking it for, get medical professionals involved, don't just "up the dose" for goodness sake...

I think (perhaps) what also might feed into this is if you have have the sort of career where you really don't have to get up every day to satisfy a boss - like a pop star - you can choose just to stay in bed or wander round your mansion and get f**ked up, so they do.

Yep - you'd think in the age of the interwebz it would be simple for a doc to check online to make sure his patient isn't already being prescribed something by someone else that may suggest contraindications. Just trusting the patient to be honest seems fraught with dangerous possibilities...

Quite the death stack... 3 types of fentanyl! Also note the use of 'doctors' plural - is it likely one physician would prescribe all of these? Or was Tom possibly shopping around...?

"Tom Petty's autopsy results are in, and they show the singer died from an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.

The L.A. County Coroner says a number of Tom's organs failed due to "mixed drug toxicity."

Tom's autopsy report shows the singer was on several pain meds, including Fentanyl patches, oxycodone (Oxycontin), temazepam (Restoril), alprazolam (Xanax), citalopram (Celexa), acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl. The reason doctors prescribed the meds was because of a number of medical problems, including emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip."

I saw his last interview. He was asked about doing another tour. He said we will see, I have to get my hip surgery completed. Sounds like he was in pain for sure. Could be he took some forgot then took some more? I know he liked his weed not sure he was a junkie for any drugs, but who knows. Tom Petty music will live on, he was a talent for sure.

I saw his last interview. He was asked about doing another tour. He said we will see, I have to get my hip surgery completed. Sounds like he was in pain for sure. Could be he took some forgot then took some more? I know he liked his weed not sure he was a junkie for any drugs, but who knows. Tom Petty music will live on, he was a talent for sure.

He had a heroin habit in the 70s/80s. Dangerous to take pain pills with that predisposition. The docs are stupid or star struck for giving him all that.

I worked with a woman that had scripts for tons of pills. Sales job... She would come to work and take a pill and forget and take more...by end of day she was slobbering on her desk.

I had to take her to hospital for a "random drug test" for her and "I" ....she had scripts for all of it so didn't get fired.